# Cloudflare vs CoreWeave

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cloudflare

| Attribute | Cloudflare | CoreWeave |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 80.3 (72% (medium)) | 56.6 (49% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Cloudflare operates an edge network spanning 335+ cities worldwide, offering integrated services for application security, CDN performance, DDoS protection, and serverless computing. The platform enables businesses to build, secure, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"What is Cloudflare?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Is Cloudflare free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"What platforms does Cloudflare support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudflare, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Can Cloudflare be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Cloudflare. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudflare not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/gdpr/","question":"What security certifications does Cloudflare have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cloudflare is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Where is Cloudflare available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud platform optimized for AI and machine learning workloads. Offers flexible, consumption-based GPU and CPU compute, block and object storage, and networking services with transparent pricing and no data transfer surcharges. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"What is CoreWeave?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CoreWeave is a paid product; published pricing starts at $0.01 per GB RAM per hour. It is sold across 4 plans (GPU Instance, CPU Instance, Block Storage and Object Storage). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"How much does CoreWeave cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to CoreWeave. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"What platforms does CoreWeave support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for CoreWeave, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","question":"Can CoreWeave be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Cloudflare operates a distributed global network offering edge compute, storage, security services (DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, zero-trust access), and infrastructure for websites and AI applications. Services are billed based on actual usage rather than idle time. | A cloud platform optimized for AI and machine learning workloads. Offers flexible, consumption-based GPU and CPU compute, block and object storage, and networking services with transparent pricing and no data transfer surcharges. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","marketplace":true,"regions_count":"335+ cities across 125+ countries","object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true}` | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"free_egress":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"Multiple regions across US and Europe","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)"}]` | `[{"name":"Datadog"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier. Paid plans starting at $5/month with monthly and annual billing options.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-21T11:29:18.973Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GPU Instance","summary":"From $0.005/hour per GB RAM","features":["Multiple GPU options (H100, A100, V100, RTX series)","À la carte vCPU and RAM allocation","Minimum 1 GPU, 1 vCPU, 2GB RAM required"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"NVIDIA H100 PCIe 80GB GPU","amount":4.25,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.01,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"GB RAM","amount":0.005,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully customizable GPU-based compute with configurable vCPU and RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"CPU Instance","summary":"From $0.02-0.035/vCPU/hour","features":["Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors","RAM included per vCPU","Linear scaling by vCPU count"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.035,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}],"description":"CPU-only compute instances with included RAM","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Block Storage","summary":"$0.07/GB/month (NVMe)","features":["NVMe tier","No bandwidth overages"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Network-attached block storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Object Storage","summary":"$0.03/GB/month","features":["Unlimited scale and throughput","No data transfer charges","Transparent pricing"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.03,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Scalable object storage with no throughput or IOPS limits","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing with transparent rates: GPU instances from $0.005/hour (RAM component), CPUs from $0.02/vCPU/hour, storage from $0.03/GB/month. No hidden egress or data transfer fees.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:09:18.324Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"GB","amount":0.03,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["hour","month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 100 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Cloudflare | CoreWeave |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | Hyperscaler |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | 335+ cities across 125+ countries | Multiple regions across US and Europe |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | - | ✓ |
| GPU / accelerated compute | - | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | - | - |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block storage | - | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | - | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | - |
| Serverless / FaaS | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | - | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:06:07.645Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*